Schlüssel
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German slüzzel, from Old High German sluzzil, from Proto-Germanic *slutilaz, which is derived from Proto-Germanic *sleutaną (“to close”). Cognate with Dutch sleutel and English slot.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schlüssel m (strong, genitive Schlüssels, plural Schlüssel, diminutive Schlüsselchen n or Schlüssellein n)
- a key
- Der Schlüssel passt nicht.
- The key doesn't fit.
- Diese beiden Schlüssel sind identisch.
- These two keys are identical.
- 1922, Franz Kafka, Das Schloß, Kurt Wolff Verlag, published 1926, page 241:
- Es war zwar ein großer Holzvorrat in einem Schuppen vorhanden, dieser Schuppen aber war versperrt und den Schlüssel hatte der Lehrer, der eine Entnahme des Holzes nur für das Heizen während der Unterrichtsstunden gestattete.
- There was a large supply of wood available in a shed, but this shed was locked and the key was in the possession of the teacher, who allowed taking from the wood only for the heating during the class hours.
- a bunch of keys; grammatically singular, used instead of Schlüsselbund, especially with possessive determiner
- Ich habe meinen Schlüssel irgendwo vergessen.
- I left my keys (= the bunch I usually carry) somewhere.
- Ich habe einen Einkaufschip am Schlüssel.
- I have a trolley token on my bunch of keys.
- Short for certain compounds, such as Schraubenschlüssel (“screw-wrench”) or Notenschlüssel (“clef”).
Usage notes
[edit]- Not to be confused with Schüssel
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schlüssel [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]Hyponyms of „Schlüssel“ (individual key)
- Autoschlüssel
- Bartschlüssel
- Ersatzschlüssel
- Generalschlüssel
- Hauptschlüssel
- Hausschlüssel
- Haustorschlüssel (front door key)
- Haustürschlüssel
- Kellerschlüssel
- Kirchenschlüssel
- Kofferschlüssel
- Lenkradschlüssel
- Nachschlüssel
- Passepartout
- Reserveschlüssel
- Safeschlüssel
- Schließfachschlüssel
- Sicherheitsschüssel
- Tankschlüssel
- Torschlüssel
- Türschlüssel
- Universalschlüssel
- Wohnungsschlüssel
- Zangenschlüssel
- Zentralschlüssel
- Zimmerschlüssel
- Zündschlüssel
- Zündschlüssel (car key, ignition key)
- Zweitschlüssel
Hyponyms of „Schlüssel“ (compound: databases)
- Alternativschlüssel
- Buchstabenschlüssel
- Datenbankschlüssel
- Datenschlüssel
- Farbschlüssel
- Fremdschlüssel
- hierarchischer Verbundschlüssel
- identifizierender Schlüssel
- Kandidatenschlüssel
- klassifizierender Schlüssel
- natürlicher Schlüssel
- nichthierarchischer Verbundschlüssel
- Oberschlüssel
- Parallelschlüssel
- Primärschlüssel
- Rollgabelschlüssel
- Sekundärschlüssel
- sprechender Schlüssel
- stellvertretender Schlüssel
- Stellvertreterschlüssel
- Suchschlüssel
- Superschlüssel
- Surrogatschlüssel
- Verbundschlüssel
- Verteilungsschlüssel
- Zahlenschlüssel
Hyponyms of „Schlüssel“ (compound: handicraft)
Hyponyms of „Schlüssel“ (compound: music)
Derived terms
[edit]- entschlüsseln (“to decrypt”)
- verschlüsseln (“to encrypt”)
- schlüsselartig
- schlüssellos
Related terms
[edit]- aufschlüsseln
- Schluss
- Schlüsselabgabe
- Schlüsselaufbewahrung
- Schlüsselausgabe
- Schlüsselband
- Schlüsselbart
- Schlüsselbeantragung
- Schlüsselbefehl
- Schlüsselbegriff
- Schlüsselbein
- Schlüsselbenutzung
- Schlüsselbereich
- Schlüsselberuf
- Schlüsselbetätigung
- Schlüsselbetrag
- Schlüsselbezeichnung
- Schlüsselblume
- Schlüsselbox
- Schlüsselbrett
- Schlüsselbund
- Schlüsseldieb
- Schlüsselereignis
- Schlüsselerlebnis
- schlüsselfertig
- Schlüsselfigur
- Schlüsselfreigabe
- Schlüsselfunktion
- Schlüsselgeklapper
- Schlüsselgeklimper
- Schlüsselgeklirr
- Schlüsselhaken
- Schlüsselindustrie
- Schlüsselkasten
- Schlüsselklirren
- Schlüsselknirschen
- Schlüsselloch
- Schlüsselmaterial
- Schlüsselmetall
- Schlüsselperson
- Schlüsselposition
- Schlüsselring
- Schlüsselrolle
- Schlüsselroman
- Schlüsselsafe
- Schlüsselschalter
- Schlüsselschild
- Schlüsselschrank
- Schlüsselstellung
- Schlüsselübergabe
- Schlüsselunternehmen
- Schlüsselverantwortung
- Schlüsselverbindung
- Schlüsselvereinbarung
- Schlüsselvergabe
- Schlüsselverhaltensweise
- Schlüsselverlierer
- Schlüsselverlust
- Schlüsselversteck
- Schlüsselverwaltung
- Schlüsselverwendung
- Schlüsselverzeichnis
- Schlüsselwort
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Schlüssel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schlüssel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schlüssel” in Duden online
- “Schlüssel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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